MasterChef Ireland
| MasterChef Ireland | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Cooking |
| Judges |
Dylan McGrath Nick Munier |
| Narrated by | Lorraine Pilkington |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Dublin |
| Running time | 54 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Shine Group in association with Ziji productions distributed by Shine International Screentime Shinawhil |
| Release | |
| Original network | RTÉ Two |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release |
8 September 2011 – Present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
MasterChef Ireland is an RTÉ television cooking game show based on the international format created by Franc Roddam.[1]
Judges
Dylan McGrath and Nick Munier judge the contestants.[2]
Narrator
Lorraine Pilkington is the show's narrator.
Contestants
- First series
- Mary Carney
- Nadia Mathiasen
- Mike Curran
- Mandy Scott
- Grant Jacobs
- Conal Markey
- Bridin Carey
- Clare Anne O'Keefe
- Christine O'Sullivan
- Barry Finnegan
- Jackie Doran
- Jarek Baryga
- Kevin MacNamidhe
- Pierce Maher
- Richard Speedie
- Shane Cullinan
- First series winner
Mary Carney[3]
Series 2
A second season was announced on 15 February 2012.[4] It premiered on 4 October 2012 at 9:30 on RTÉ Two. The final of the second season aired on 13 December 2012 and was won by Tamarin Blackmur.[5][6]
Celebrity MasterChef 2013
On 14 July 2013, Celebrity MasterChef Ireland, a new six part series began on RTÉ One at 9.30pm.[7] Eight celebrities are taking part with Dylan McGrath and Nick Munier returning as judges.[8]
In week 1 judges Nick Munier and Dylan McGrath asked the contestants to cook something that is 'You on a Plate' and also to cook French dessert Crêpe Suzette in a cooking challenge. Comedian Gary Cooke was the first contestant to leave after Dylan McGrath commented that his dessert looked like something that had "fallen off a roof." [9] David Gillick was crowned the winner of the competition on the final which aired 18 August 2013, beating fellow finalists, Aengus Mac Grianna and Maia Dunphy.[10][11]
Celebrities
- Gary Cooke - comedian (Eliminated in week 1)[12]
- Kamal Ibrahim - presenter (Eliminated in week 2)[13]
- Tracy Piggott - sports presenter (Eliminated in week 3)[14]
- Conor Pope - Irish Times correspondent (Eliminated in week 4)[15]
- Yvonne Keating - former model (Eliminated in week 5)[16]
- Maia Dunphy - writer (3rd)
- David Gillick - athlete (winner)[17]
- Aengus Mac Grianna - RTÉ newscaster (2nd)
References
- ↑ "RTÉ Television launches MasterChef Ireland". RTÉ Ten (RTÉ). 13 April 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ↑ "Last Night’s TV: Masterchef Ireland". Irish Independent (Independent News & Media). 7 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ↑ "Masterchef Ireland winner Carney pregnant". RTÉ Ten (RTÉ). 19 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ↑ Finn, Melanie (15 February 2012). "RTÉ to serve up a second helping of Masterchef". Evening Herald (Independent News & Media). Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ↑ "MasterChef Ireland: Winner 2012". RTÉ News. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ "Tamarin Blackmur wins MasterChef". RTÉ News. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ "Newscaster Mac Grianna for Celebrity Masterchef". RTÉ News. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ "RTÉ ANNOUNCE THE EIGHT PERSONALITIES TAKING PART IN CELEBRITY MASTERCHEF". RTÉ Presspack. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ "Comedian Gary Cooke is first to get booted off Celebrity Masterchef". Irish Mirror. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ↑ "David Gillick wins Celebrity MasterChef Ireland". RTÉ News. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ↑ "Champion athlete David Gillick is runaway winner of Celebrity Masterchef". Irish Mirror. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ↑ "Cooke is the first to go on Celebrity Masterchef". RTÉ News. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ↑ "Kamal hangs up Celeb MasterChef apron". RTÉ News. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "Tracy Piggott leaves Celebrity MasterChef". RTÉ News. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "Conor Pope hangs up Celeb MasterChef apron". RTÉ News. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ↑ "Yvonne Keating misses out on Celebrity Masterchef final". Irish Mirror. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ↑ "David Gillick wins gold on Ireland's first Celebrity Masterchef". Irish Independent. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
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